Xiaohongshu’s global pivot: The surprise winner of the TikTok ban wants to keep its new users

The China platform faces political risks and e-commerce challenges in its overseas push ahead of a possible IPO.

Careless People: Facebook insider’s memoir reveals more in what it omits

Sarah Wynn-Williams’ memoir is a courageous feat, but it glosses over her own indifference to warnings from policymakers, civil society, and internal teams outside the U.S. about serious harm to communities from Facebook.

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Open Source devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries

AI bots hungry for data are taking down FOSS sites by accident, but humans are fighting back.

Ars Technica • 14h

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Noland Arbaugh has a chip in his brain to translate his thoughts into computer commands.

BBC: Tech • 15h

What is the Signal messaging app and how secure is it?

Experts say using even such a privacy-focussed platform for national security matters is very unusual.

BBC: Tech • 21h

Saving the Internet in Europe: Fostering Choice, Competition and the Right to Innovate

This post is part four and the final part in a series of posts about EFF’s work in Europe. Read about how and why we work in Europe here . EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world. While our work has taken

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Europe is looking for alternatives to US cloud providers

Some European cloud companies have seen an increase in business.

Ars Technica • 22h

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